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    Japan cracks down on virus with copyright law (AP)
    AP - A student who allegedly spread a computer virus was convicted Friday of copyright infringement in a case that has highlighted the lack of laws in Japan to police cyberspace. -- read full article
    Wed, 21 May 2008 20:05:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Lawmakers See Cyber Threats to Electrical Grid (PC World)
    PC World - Lawmakers and an auditor's report raise concerns about cybersecurity among U.S. electric utilities. -- read full article
    Wed, 21 May 2008 20:50:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Ahead of Rootkit Talk, Cisco Patches Router Flaw (PC World)
    PC World - Cisco has issued patches for several products including the SSH server software used by its routers. -- read full article
    Thu, 22 May 2008 06:50:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Windows Vista More Vulnerable To Malware Than Windows 2000 (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Vista let 639 threats per thousand computers through, compared with 586 for Windows 2000, 478 for Windows 2003, and 1,021 for Windows XP, security vendor PC Tools said. -- read full article
    Thu, 08 May 2008 23:20:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers Find a New Place to Hide Rootkits (PC World)
    PC World - Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a... -- read full article
    Fri, 09 May 2008 21:00:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Three accused of hacking Dave & Buster's computers (Reuters)
    Reuters - Three people have been charged with stealing credit and debit card numbers from customers at U.S. restaurant chain Dave & Buster's Inc by hacking into cash register terminals, the Department of Justice said on Monday. -- read full article
    Mon, 12 May 2008 19:32:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Chile probes data theft and posting by hacker (AP)
    AP - A prosecutor was appointed Monday to investigate how a computer hacker accessed government data for 6 million Chileans and posted it to the Internet. -- read full article
    Mon, 12 May 2008 23:26:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Microsoft Refutes Windows Vista Vulnerability Report (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report debunks PC Tools' claims that the Windows Vista operating system is more susceptible to malware than Windows 2000. -- read full article
    Tue, 13 May 2008 19:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Six Vulnerabilities Fixed In Four Bulletins (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Researchers warn the buffer-overflow bug affecting the Jet Database Engine is especially critical to fix since there is evidence of hackers already exploiting the vulnerability. -- read full article
    Tue, 13 May 2008 19:50:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    MySpace wins $230 million anti-spam judgment (AP)

    In this May 8, 1997 file photo, Sanford Wallace, president of Cyber Promotions, poses with his computer and cans of Spam processed meat in Dresher, Pa. A notorious 'Spam King' and his partner now owe MySpace about $230 million in damages after a federal judge awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever. (AP Photo/Dan Loh)AP - A notorious "Spam King" and his partner now owe MySpace about $230 million in damages after a federal judge awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever.


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    Wed, 14 May 2008 04:37:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    US-CERT Warns About Phishers Scamming Disaster Donors (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Since the earthquake in China last week and the cyclone in Myanmar, cyber criminals have been trying to capitalize on the tragedies, officials say. -- read full article
    Tue, 20 May 2008 18:32:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    U.S. military cites growing China space, cyber threat (Reuters)

    Visitors check the Long March 3A rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan province October 18, 2007. (China Daily/Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. military painted China on Tuesday as posing a growing threat to the United States and others in space and cyberspace.


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    Tue, 20 May 2008 23:06:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    ZoneAlarm ForceField: Compromised in sixty seconds (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - Check Point Software's new Web browser security software, called ZoneAlarm ForceField, integrates a host-based firewall, anti-spyware, Web site rating, anti-phishing, and keylogger-jamming into a limited virtualization environment with the elegant user interface you've come to expect from the ZoneAlarm brand. Its goal is to provide superior anti-malware protection against the increasingly prevalent and complex threats posed to Internet surfers. -- read full article
    Wed, 21 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Panda Launches Anti-Malware Service for SMBs (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - On Monday, Panda Security debuted Panda Managed Office Protection, a software-as-a-service security offering for small and medium businesses. -- read full article
    Mon, 19 May 2008 09:13:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    International Cybercrime Ring Busted (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Officials from the United States and Romania announced that 38 individuals in the two countries have been charged with computer and credit card fraud. -- read full article
    Mon, 19 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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